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- English
- Spanish
Get the chance to learn about the Pre-Hispanic to the Modern and Cosmopolitan aspects of Lima, Peru's Capital City!
Main Highlights
- Larco Museum
- Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-Inca adobe pyramid
- Try an authentic Peruvian dessert!
- Downtown Lima
- Santo Domingo Convent
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
You will be picked up from your hotel. Once activity is over you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Itinerary
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1Centro Historico de Lima
It is located in the district of Lima Metropolitan. It was founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and known as the "City of Kings" due to its important status as capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru from the mid-sixteenth century to 1821. The Historic Center of Lima retains until the today the most illustrious examples of Spanish monumental architecture. The most important historical monuments of public character are represented by numerous churches and convents, as well as mansions that preserve the tradition of the Hispano-American Baroque.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Museo Larco
The Larco Museum was founded in 1926 and is located in the District of Pueblo Libre, in Lima. It exhibits galleries that show the 3000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru. It is located within a colonial house that dates from the eighteenth century.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Huaca Huallamarca, formerly known as Pan de Azúcar, is a truncated pyramid-shaped prehispanic construction located in the middle of the residential district of San Isidro, in Lima, Peru. It was one of the main settlements of the Pinazo cultural tradition of the central Peruvian coast and its construction dates back to around 200 BC. It becomes a cemetery in 300 AD, having burials corresponding to the Lima, Huaura (Tricolor-Geometric), Sicán, Chincha and Ychsma cultures.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Basilica y Monasterio de Santo Domingo
The Minor Basilica and Maximum Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary popularly known as Santo Domingo, in the city of Lima, capital of Peru, is an architectural ensemble of religious buildings dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and is located at the junction of the first block of Jirón Camaná (Calle Pescante) with the second block of Jirón Conde de Superunda (Veracruz Street), in the Historic Center of Lima. The historic chapter house of the Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo was the place where the University of San Marcos began operating in the sixteenth century, officially the first Peruvian university and the oldest in America.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- There is an extra of USD 10 for pick up and drop off at Sheraton Hotel or Hotels in Barranco Area
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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